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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Las Vegas, NV · April 25, 2003

Date: April 25, 2003 · 16:04 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43VB
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA141
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O470*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 75 total35 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On April 25, 2003 at 1604 PDT, at north Las Vegas, NV airport (vgt), a Cessna CE-182-P, N43VB, veered off rwy 25, after landing, nosed-over, and flipped inverted after landing. The airplane was substantially damaged, the private pilot and two passengers sustained only minor injuries. Private pilot, todd edward williams was on a VFR flight from farmington, NM airport (fmn) to vgt. Winds at the time were 190 to 220 at 25 gusting to 29 KTS.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 25, 2003 AT 1604 PDT, AT NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV AIRPORT (VGT), A CESSNA CE-182-P, N43VB, VEERED OFF RWY 25, AFTER LANDING, NOSED-OVER, AND FLIPPED INVERTED AFTER LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. PRIVATE PILOT, TODD EDWARD WILLIAMS WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM FARMINGTON, NM AIRPORT (FMN) TO VGT. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 190 TO 220 AT 25 GUSTING TO 29 KTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA141Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty cross wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.Apr 25, 2003 · Substantial damage